Karim Benzema has been the focal point of the Real Madrid team for some years now.

Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, it has been Benzema scoring the goals for the Los Blancos.

In the absence of the Frenchman, the team has looked weak at times.

Carlo Ancelotti has spoken on the need to sign a replacement for Benzema.

He said: “This is a subject we’ll be discussing. So far we have to take into account Benzema’s age, but also what he contributes.

“He didn’t contribute as much in the first part of the season due to injury, which happens to a lot of players.

“When he came back in the first part of the season he did really well and I’m convinced that he’ll also do well next year. We’ll talk about this at the end of the season at leisure.”